Where does “wen” come from?

wen (Middle English) comes from Old English wenn, from Proto-Germanic wanjaz, from Proto-Germanic wan- — swelling, growth, lump, tumor.

wen (Middle English): Alternative form of wayn; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of wayn; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “wen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwennwen
2Proto-Germanicwanjaz—
3Proto-Germanicwan-swelling, growth, lump, tumor

Words derived from “wen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wanjaz →Every word from Old English wenn →